In Belarus, indexing of benefits, pensions, scholarships, and salaries will continue - A. Lukashenko

August 25, Minsk /Tatyana Polezhay - BELTA/. Belarus will continue the policy of indexing benefits, pensions, scholarships and salaries to the growth of inflation and prices. This was stated today by the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at a meeting on topical issues of socio-economic development, reports BELTA correspondent.

"And although we are criticized for increasing pensions and indexing salaries, such a policy is necessary, and it will be continued," said the head of state. In the opinion of the President, price growth is not so scary, since this money will still remain with the enterprises one way or another. It is much more important whether the population has enough money to feed themselves and their families, and whether the conditions have been created in the country for the population to earn this money. "Is the population able to eat normally, given that we have a good volume of milk and meat production, and other products? Does the population have enough money for this? I am not saying that we need to throw away a lot of money, as it was before. Money must be earned. But have we created the conditions for a person to earn enough money to feed himself and his family," he said. In this regard, Alexander Lukashenko demanded that the government report on whether all levers of social support for the population are being used, and primarily for low-income citizens.-0-